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Yet another what ski should I buy thread.
I posted this at TGR, but some of you aren't there, and may have a useful opinion or two. So here goes.
Looking for a quiver of one in the 90s underfoot range as the title says. A ski for resort, backcountry, hard pack, powder, and everything. I have a "quiver of one" that is fatter, so this is my "quiver of one" when I don't want the fatter ski, so it will get less pow days and more hard groomers, but I still need it to perform in the trees and in the powder (backcountry and otherwise). Just starting to explore the market for a new ski, and money is really tight, so suggestions for late model used is fine. I'll likely assemble a list of skis to consider and then wait till the right opportunity aligns with the right amount of money in the bank acct.
Me: ~180 lbs, ski about 50/50 Colorado resorts and bc, tele full time (or, rather, the skis will be mounted NTN, I make about 50% alpine turns), at the resorts I ski everything from steeps to trees to bumps to groomers. I used to charge hard (or at least harder), but these days I don't get out as much and don't have the legs I used to, so need a ski that is more forgiving. I may have a few runs of charging in me, and then I flail.
Current skis:
Folsom Givers, 181cm, 110 underfoot. These are my fatter quiver of one.
AK King Salmons, 180cm, 94 underfoot. These are my current narrower ski, too stiff for me, and with no rocker not very good in the backcountry.
I'm honest with myself, I'm a good skier and used to be pretty hardcore, but that was when I was skiing 50-60 days a year, most of them full days skiing hard terrain, traveling to go skiing at Jackson/Crested Butte/etc. Now I'm getting 20 days if I'm lucky, I don't have the legs for bell to bell or even full time tele turns, and my shorter day is often a mix of hard terrain and not-so-hard terrain.
I wouldn't be happy on a noodle, because I do still charge in short bursts, but I don't want to be on a ski that is only happy going mach looney with significant leg strength applied. I need something that is soft enough to be fun going slow in tight trees or on bumps (yes, I'm one of those weirdos who likes bumps, though by no means am I looking for a good bump ski), and also fun going reasonably fast on a groomer. And still handles powder and mank well. So I don't want the super stiff charger, I want something to be fun even when my legs are dead tired and something that does not need to be forcefully driven at all times.
Rossi S3 seems like a possibility? Moment Tahoe? Other options? Questions?
I posted this at TGR, but some of you aren't there, and may have a useful opinion or two. So here goes.
Looking for a quiver of one in the 90s underfoot range as the title says. A ski for resort, backcountry, hard pack, powder, and everything. I have a "quiver of one" that is fatter, so this is my "quiver of one" when I don't want the fatter ski, so it will get less pow days and more hard groomers, but I still need it to perform in the trees and in the powder (backcountry and otherwise). Just starting to explore the market for a new ski, and money is really tight, so suggestions for late model used is fine. I'll likely assemble a list of skis to consider and then wait till the right opportunity aligns with the right amount of money in the bank acct.
Me: ~180 lbs, ski about 50/50 Colorado resorts and bc, tele full time (or, rather, the skis will be mounted NTN, I make about 50% alpine turns), at the resorts I ski everything from steeps to trees to bumps to groomers. I used to charge hard (or at least harder), but these days I don't get out as much and don't have the legs I used to, so need a ski that is more forgiving. I may have a few runs of charging in me, and then I flail.
Current skis:
Folsom Givers, 181cm, 110 underfoot. These are my fatter quiver of one.
AK King Salmons, 180cm, 94 underfoot. These are my current narrower ski, too stiff for me, and with no rocker not very good in the backcountry.
I'm honest with myself, I'm a good skier and used to be pretty hardcore, but that was when I was skiing 50-60 days a year, most of them full days skiing hard terrain, traveling to go skiing at Jackson/Crested Butte/etc. Now I'm getting 20 days if I'm lucky, I don't have the legs for bell to bell or even full time tele turns, and my shorter day is often a mix of hard terrain and not-so-hard terrain.
I wouldn't be happy on a noodle, because I do still charge in short bursts, but I don't want to be on a ski that is only happy going mach looney with significant leg strength applied. I need something that is soft enough to be fun going slow in tight trees or on bumps (yes, I'm one of those weirdos who likes bumps, though by no means am I looking for a good bump ski), and also fun going reasonably fast on a groomer. And still handles powder and mank well. So I don't want the super stiff charger, I want something to be fun even when my legs are dead tired and something that does not need to be forcefully driven at all times.
Rossi S3 seems like a possibility? Moment Tahoe? Other options? Questions?
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